The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-28
THE FIGHT IN IRELAND.

Progress of the Struggle for Bome-Rule--
Police Break Up a Meeting, BrutalIy
Treat the Chairman and Throw Him
Into Prison-Eord Churchill Declares
American Legislatures Do Not Practice
| What They Preaeais
DUBLIN, Oct 25-At Woodford. County
Galway, Sunday home-rule meeting was to
be held rnder the auspices of the British
Home Rule Tnian, to protest against coer-
ei6n The Government proclaimed the
meeting, and sent large body of
troops and police to the toAw1t There was
a great crowd 81 people from the surround
ting country. The platform was in a
large field. Wilfred Blunt, the philanthro-
pist, formerly Conservative was to pre-
side, assisted by James noiMlantts, NJ r, and
other British members of Parliament
When the speaker mounted the platform
Judge Byrne the divisional magistrate. for
babe Nj. Blttnt to hold the meeting. There
upon Mr. Blunt defied the police who were
at once ordered to clear the platform. Sew
eral policemen seized the bold speaker, who
violently resisted being thrown from
the platform. Twice he cried out loudly:
ATE You such towards that yon do not
dare to arrest mee" The district inspector
replied: Il arrest you Mr.. Blunt was
Their marched off under heavy escort OF
police, with his wife following The peo-
pie pressing upon the officers and blocking
the way, the latter were ordered TO charge
upon them, which they did, iniuring
many. Mr. Blunt was taken before
two magistrates and commanded to
refrain from holding any meet
ing, but the English member refused to
comply with their demands and was re-
tanned in custody. During the row at the
platform, Constable Conner threw his
baton into the air, and refused to charge
| upon the people He was afterward ar
rested. Two meetings were afterward held
on the outskirts of the town, at which
Blunt's arrest was denounced
Over thirty persons Were more or less Sc
riously injured at Woodford The feeling
against the police runs very high It is
stated that in MANY instances they had re-
course to unnecessary brutality
LONDON, Oct 24-Sif Wilfred Blunt and
MI. Roche, a poor-laW guardian who were
arrested at Woodford Sunday, were taken
from Loughrea jail to Woodford yesterday
under strong escort. At the sta
ton they were met by Messrs. Rowlands
and Sheehy, members Of Parliament,
which led procession and band Which fol-
lowed the prisoners to the courthouse.
Both prisoners were remanded until to-
day for a hearing. Sir Wilfred Blunt refused
to give bail and was again sent to Jail.
Later Mr. Blunt made application for admis-
sion to bail, and it was granted
At banquet last evening at which Father
Coen presided, Sir Wllfred responding to a
toast to his wife's health, said that he came
to Ireland to join Messrs O'Brien and Dillon
in battle which would undoubted-
ly be q stiff one Mr. O'Brien, in
behalf of the Irish National men,
bers of Parliament, expressed admiration
for the brave Englishman and his still
drawer wife, who had suffered for the Irish
cause and won the gratitude of the Irish
throughout the world Mr. Blunt says that
he was treated with consideration while in
prison.
league meeting, announced to be held
at Kilrush on Sunday, was proclaimed by
the authorities The leaguers, however
outwitted the police, and 5000 of them
marched with band and banners to spot
a few miles from Kilrush and held meet.
ing. To prevent the authorities from sum.
moning help the leaguers cut the telegraph
wires.
LONDON, Oct rs. - Lord Randolph
Churchill, speaking at Stockton last even
ing, said that the Nationalist leaders had
| made tool of his friend Blunt, who was
an impulsive man and knew nothing what.
ever about Irish affairs. Looking at the de-
termination and promptitude with which
the Government was now acting he believed
that the league and all the forces of disorder
in Ireland would be almost got under by
the time Parliament resumed work Some
sentimental people were shocked by these
collisions with the police but in America
the people were not so squeamish, know
ing that it was impossible to trifle with
lawlessness in a country with large demo-
cratic institutions, that, for instance. had
MI. Blaine spoken about the American
police as Mr.. Gladstone had spoken
about the Irish police at Kidderminster he
would probably have been expelled from
public life. The Legislatures of New York
and other American States were fond OF
| passing resolutions expressing sympathy
with disturbers of order in Ireland, but
when similar events occurred at home the
police speedily used clubs and the military
rifles.
Ten thousand persons attended an OPEN
aiE demonstration under the auspices of
Radical clubs at Rotherhithe Sunday even
Ing. Resolutions were adopted protesting
against the Governments interference with
the liberty of the press and the right of
public meeting in Ireland and England and
condemning Sir Charles Warren's action
against The unemployed of London.
speeches were made from five platforms